California Highway Patrol press release:

On 12/272014, at approximately 1030 hours, the California Highway Patrol was notified by a local resident of the Humboldt Hill area of an abandoned stolen vehicle with the possible suspect located in the house where it had been parked. 

With the assistance of the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department, the stolen vehicle was located in front of an address off of Maybelle Avenue and the suspect was located hiding in the residence.  Matthew Robert Painter, Jr., age 36, of Eureka was taken into custody without incident.  He was booked at the Humboldt County Jail for possession of a stolen vehicle. 

Previously: Large CHP Presence on Humboldt Hill